This American Life: Quiz Show
February 18th, 2008 by Russell DaviesWe could probably point to This American Life every week, but I thought I’d mention this show because it fits in so neatly with Steve’s post about Glenn Gould. The whole show’s great; the segment from RTE about the unlikely Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? winner brings a tear to the eye. But the best bit, for me, is the segment in the middle about the competitors in the MIT Mystery Hunt. The guy who finally self-diagnoses his social awkwardness (”I was informing people, against their will”) clearly had more self-awareness than Gould, who’s belief that he was funny was so far, far from the truth. I won’t post an MP3, because they charge for downloads on the site, but you can listen to the whole thing for free here. And if you don’t subscribe to the free podcast, you should.
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